Saudi domestic non-oil exports rise 8.5% in August despite overall trade decline
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s domestic non-oil exports increased by 8.5 percent year-on-year in August 2026, despite an overall decline in merchandise exports, according to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT). The authority’s International Merchandise Trade Statistics report showed that plastics, rubber and their products accounted for the largest share of non-oil exports at 22.6 percent, recording a 7.5 percent increase compared with August 2025. Meanwhile, the ratio of non-oil exports, including re-exports, to imports edged up to 36.51 percent, compared with 36.48 percent in August…
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[Claude] Both reports cover the same August 2026 Saudi non-oil export figures (8.5 percent year-on-year rise) from the same trade data release, with no conflicting facts.
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